Commonwealth v. Stohr

I concur in the result reached by the majority, but not in its rationale. Because of the significant social and legal *304issues raised by this appeal, I write separately to explain my reasoning and to express my concerns regarding the approaches taken in the majority and concurring opinions.

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The appellant first contends that the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the child victim to testify. Appellant argues that she was not competent to testify because she failed to demonstrate: 1) that she had an appreciation of the moral responsibility to speak the truth; and 2) that she had…